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The Best Episodes of Tales of the Gold Monkey

Every episode of Tales of the Gold Monkey ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Tales of the Gold Monkey!

In a backwater corner of the South Pacific in 1938, a young American adventurer and his ragtag group of friends become involved in death-defying hi-jinx,...
Genre:Action & Adventure
Network:ABC
Episodes
22
Avg. Rating
7.1
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.7
7.4
6.9

Best Episodes Summary

"Tales of the Gold Monkey (1)" is the best rated episode of "Tales of the Gold Monkey". It scored 7.7/10 based on 288 votes. Directed by Ray Austin and written by Donald P. Bellisario, it aired on 9/22/1982. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mourning Becomes Matuka".

  • Tales of the Gold Monkey (1)
    7.7/10(288)
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    #1 - Tales of the Gold Monkey (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/22/1982

    Freelance pilot Jake Cutter and his mechanic Corky become involved with Nazis and American Sarah Stickney White while searching the south Pacific for a mythical gold monkey.

    Director: Ray Austin

    Writer: Donald P. Bellisario

  • Mourning Becomes Matuka
    7.7/10(38)
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    #2 - Mourning Becomes Matuka

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 6/1/1983

    Princess Kogi hires Jake as a bodyguard after an attempt on her life during a birthday celebration.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jay Huguely

  • The Late Sarah White
    7.6/10(45)
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    #3 - The Late Sarah White

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/22/1982

    Jake and Corky fly to the Philippines to explore the reports of Sarah's death while on a mission involving MacArthur.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

  • Last Chance Louie
    7.5/10(47)
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    #4 - Last Chance Louie

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 3/11/1983

    Louie is sentenced to the guillotine for murder, and his only defense is an old story he doesn't want to get out.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tales of the Gold Monkey (2)
    7.4/10(81)
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    #5 - Tales of the Gold Monkey (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/22/1982

    Freelance pilot Jake Cutter and his mechanic Corky become involved with Nazis and American Sarah Stickney White while searching the south Pacific for a mythical gold monkey.

    Director: Ray Austin

    Writer: Donald P. Bellisario

  • High Stakes Lady
    7.4/10(44)
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    #6 - High Stakes Lady

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/26/1983

    Jake acts as a bodyguard to a lady gambler during a high stakes poker game.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: N/A

  • Naka Jima Kill
    7.4/10(42)
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    #7 - Naka Jima Kill

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 3/18/1983

    An ambitious newswoman tricks Jake into flying her to Princess Kogi's island for an interview with the Japanese defense minister, a recent target for assassination.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Andrew Schneider

  • A Distant Shout of Thunder
    7.4/10(43)
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    #8 - A Distant Shout of Thunder

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 4/8/1983

    Sarah is used as a scapegoat by an island revolutionary who accuses her of removing a sacred statue from a cemetery on the island.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Force of Habit
    7.2/10(43)
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    #9 - Force of Habit

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 2/2/1983

    An old friend of Jake's turns up on Tagataya looking for help with a mission of mercy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Legends Are Forever
    7.1/10(57)
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    #10 - Legends Are Forever

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/20/1982

    A former Flying Tiger asks Jake's help in finding the fabled lost treasure of King Solomon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Honor Thy Brother
    7.1/10(50)
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    #11 - Honor Thy Brother

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/24/1982

    Jake is followed by the brother of a Japanese pilot he shot down while he was still a Flying Tiger in China, and Corky struggles to avoid a prearranged marriage.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: N/A

  • Once a Tiger...
    7.0/10(49)
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    #12 - Once a Tiger...

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/17/1982

    Jake leads the search for a downed plane flown by a former Flying Tiger transporting a prototype gunsight of interest to the Japanese.

    Director: Winrich Kolbe

    Writer: N/A

  • God Save the Queen
    7.0/10(44)
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    #13 - God Save the Queen

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/19/1983

    Jake helps foil an attempt to hijack an ocean liner carrying the Duke of Windsor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boragora or Bust
    7.0/10(41)
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    #14 - Boragora or Bust

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 3/25/1983

    Jake's prospector buddy stands to lose his platinum strike to an unscrupulous businessman from the States.

    Director: Ivan Dixon

    Writer: N/A

  • Shanghaied
    6.9/10(68)
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    #15 - Shanghaied

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/29/1982

    Corky is kidnapped by Princess Kogi's half brother to repair the engines of his slave ship.

    Director: Alan J. Levi

    Writer: N/A

  • Escape From Death Island
    6.9/10(54)
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    #16 - Escape From Death Island

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/27/1982

    Jake and Corky are imprisoned on an island penal colony when they try to free the son of an Englishman.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: N/A

  • Cooked Goose
    6.9/10(42)
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    #17 - Cooked Goose

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 3/4/1983

    A Clipper pilot is beaten and his bride apparently kidnapped by Princess Kogi and held for ransom.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jay Huguely

  • Black Pearl
    6.8/10(66)
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    #18 - Black Pearl

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/13/1982

    Jake, posing as a defecting U.S. scientist, and Sarah search for an experimental German bomb and a famed black pearl.

    Director: Victor Lobl

    Writer: Paul Savage

  • Trunk From the Past
    6.8/10(50)
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    #19 - Trunk From the Past

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/3/1982

    Sarah receives a mysterious trunk from her late father and it leads her to a lost civilization.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sultan of Swat
    6.7/10(46)
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    #20 - The Sultan of Swat

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 1/5/1983

    Jake tries to help a former baseball hero who is accused of murdering a local girl on Boragora.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lady and the Tiger
    6.5/10(49)
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    #21 - The Lady and the Tiger

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/8/1982

    Jake is shot down and rescued by an Amish widow and her son, who hide him from the Japanese occupying their island.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ape Boy
    6.3/10(48)
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    #22 - Ape Boy

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/12/1983

    Jake and Sarah help an abandoned boy found living among the apes on an isolated island.

    Director: Winrich Kolbe

    Writer: Andrew Schneider